Long division, the school way: free Grade 6 maths worksheets6Long division, the school way: free Grade 6 maths worksheets
Guess, multiply, take away, bring down. Do it again.
5 printable setsAnswer key includedBrown beltFree, no sign-up
How it works
Guess, multiply, take away, bring down. Do it again.
A remainder is what is left over. You can also keep going into decimals.
Check by multiplying back and adding the remainder.
Worked examples
Exact
- A bakery packs 8,760 muffins into boxes of 40. How many full boxes? How many left?
- 8760 ÷ 40: guess, multiply, take away, bring down.
- 40 × 219 = 8760, so nothing is left.
- So the answer is 219 r 0.
A big divisor
- A shop packs 254,195 screws into tubs of 287. How many full tubs? How many left?
- 287 × 885 = 253995.
- 254195 − 253995 = 200, so 200 is left.
- So the answer is 885 r 200.
A decimal answer
- A 1,026 metre cable is cut into 12 equal pieces. Give one decimal place. How long is each piece?
- 1026 ÷ 12 doesn't come out even.
- Keep going into tenths: 85.5.
- So the answer is 85.5.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- A bakery packs 9,976 muffins into boxes of 43. How many full boxes? How many left?
More Grade 6 maths
Words to know
- dividend
- The number being divided.
- remainder
- What is left over.
Watch out for
- The remainder must be less than the divisor.
- Line up the digits.
- Estimate first.
Try it
A shop packs 67,397 screws into tubs of 921. How many full tubs? How many left?
73 r 164.
A shop packs 45,250 screws into tubs of 125. How many full tubs? How many left?
362 r 0.
A shop packs 44,617 screws into tubs of 939. How many full tubs? How many left?
47 r 484.
For grown-ups
Estimate 8760 ÷ 40 as 8800 ÷ 40 = 220 to check the answer.
